Informative and useful LinkedIn Webinar: Sophisticated Marketer'ss Guide: The Encore"

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Part of a LinkedIn's Webinar, the "Sophisticated Marketer's Guide: The Encore," which was a worthwhile investment of time. Informative, with usefull information on how companies can and and should maximize their marketing impact. I realized that my company has only been occupying a tiny part of the broad marketing platform offered to LinkedIn's customers.

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Jason Miller, Sr. Content Marketing Manager

@JasonMillerCA

@LinkedInMktg

The Sophisticated Marketer’s Guide to LinkedIn – The Webinar

presents

1 of every 3Professionalson the Planet ison LinkedIn

1/3

Jobs

Content7XContent pages receive 7X the page views vs. job pages.

The Definitive Publishing Platform

Professional

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Not more content, more relevant content

41%

of overall respondents say they would consider ending a brand relationship because of irrelevant promotions, and an additional 22% say they would definitely defect from the brand.

RAGE AGAINST IRRELEVANCE….

41%44%

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Repurpose Content

CompanyPages SponsoredUpdates(Turn it up to

eleven!)

LinkedInGroups SlideShare

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 3 WAYS TO CREATE YOUR BIG ROCK

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1Create the all-encompassing guide to whatever the hell conversation you want to own

Download the Sophisticated Marketer’s Guide to LinkedIn: http://lnkd.in/sgm

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Take it Global

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2The “Hugh MacLeod” Strategy—Write 5 relevant blogs then roll them all together

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Raisin Bran

Spinach

Roast

Raisin Bran

Spinach

The blog is the social media rug that ties the room together.

 The Blogging Food Groups A steady diet of quality content for your blog

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Raisin Bran

Spinach

Roast

Raisin Bran

Spinach

Raisin Bran

Chocolate

Cake

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3Flip your case studies on their heads—Turn your bottom funnel case

studies into a collection of “success stories”

TurningYourContentIntoCompelling

Updates13

Youraudienceshouldalwaysbeatthecenterofyourcontent.ThisisaboutTHEM,notYOU.

01Calloutyouraudience

02Usetheword“you”

03Explainwhat’sinitforthem

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Company Updates Content Best Practice Cheat Sheet

Optimizing Content

• Always ask, “why would my audience read this?”

• Use concise and compelling intros and headlines

• Ask compelling questions to involve the target audience

• Include a clear call to action, regardless of the objective

• Make sure your landing pages are optimized for mobile traffic

Managing updates

• Plan your editorial calendar, but also react to timely events

• Respond to comments regularly

• Consider keeping updates running through the weekend

• Test to see what works with your audience and then refine

Optimizing visuals• Always include an image, presentation, or video• Ensure the thumbnail is relevant for external links

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When you need that extra push…

• Driving Brand Awareness • Generating Quality Leads• Driving Event Registration• Expanding Thought Leadership

Sponsored Updates To Achieve Business Goals

Setupatestofdifferentupdatestoreachdifferentaudiences.

SponsoredUpdate1:TargetedtoCMOs

Theseinsightscanhelpyoudrivetransformationalchangetoyourbusiness.

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SponsoredUpdate2:TargetedtoMarketingDirectors

NeedtodemonstratetheROIofyourmarketingefforts?Theseinsightscanhelp.

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SponsoredUpdate3:TargetedtoSocialMediaManagers

Socialmediamanagers:Gettheinsightsyouneedtodrivetheengagementyouwant.

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BigRockContent

Example:B2BMarketingcompanyXYZhasrecentlylaunchedanewpieceofresearchandispublishingupdatestoLinkedIntodrivemarketerstodownloadit.

UsetargetingonLinkedIntodelivertherightmessagetotherightpersonattherighttime.

ButbecarefulNOTtoover-target.

It’simportanttoreacheveryonewhocouldinfluenceabuyingdecision,socastawidenetandthenrefineyourtargetingpreferences.

Sponsored Updates Who’s Doing it Right?

• LinkedIn drove 400% more qualified leads than any other paid lead generation platform during the campaign period.

Sponsored Updates:Who’s Doing it Right?

38% more leads than other social channels

65% lower cost per lead than other social channels

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Sponsored Updates:Who’s Doing it Right?

• As a result of the brand exposure in the LinkedIn feed, research confirmed that U.S. marketing executives were 50% more likely to agree that Adobe can “shape the future of digital marketing.”  

Sponsored Updates:Who’s Doing it Right?

Don’t bury the lead. Concise intros (90-140 characters) are more likely to result in higherengagement.

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With Direct Sponsored Content, reach your target audience directly in the feed without publishing on your Company Page

Personalize

Test

Control

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Personalize your message and offers to your target audience to boost your performance

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Test and optimize your reach to the right audience with the right message

66%higher CTR

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Sponsored InMails now reach members on mobile where they most often check their messages

Reach mobile users

>50% of inbox views on mobile

80% higher open rate on mobile

MobileisAcceleratingContentConsumption

9pm6pm3pm12pm9am6am

70% ofclicksfromSponsoredUpdateswillcomefrommobile.

Mostimportant,makesureyourlandingpageismobileresponsive—otherwiseyouarewastingleads.

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Marketo reports a $10 drop in CPL when shortening a form from 9 fields to 5.

Only capture the information you absolutely need – this will help with conversions, especially on mobile

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The visual is the new headline!

Research shows that a picture is really only worth 81.4 words,

on average.

SlideShare is a Platform for Visual Content Marketing Thought Leadership

SlideShare for Lead Gen Kicks A**

Visual Kicks Text’s A**

328,000Views!

Who’s Doing it Right?

Cross-channel Integration

Built in Lead Forms

What Does Success Look Like?

Email

Blog

InMail

Company Page

Sponsored Updates

SlideShare

Display

PPC

Twitter

For those about to Launch…..

FIRE!

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MQL

50

Turkey Slices (Non Gated)

Lead Capture

No Yes

RevenueSales

SDRSales Qualified?

BIG ROCK(Gated)

Nurture

No Yes

The Results Out of the Gate

34%

32%

15%

9%

7%4%

EmailBlogInMailDirect/ SEOOtherDisplayAdWords 64%

7%

7%

7%

7%

4%2% 1% 1%

United StatesNetherlandsIndiaCanadaAustraliaUKGermanyNew ZealandSingaporeFrance

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18,000% ROI

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HowdoyouKnowifYourContentStrategyisWorking?

Increased referral traffic

Social Engagement

Higher quality leads

Trending ContentThe Topics That Matter to Your Audience

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Content Marketing ScoreMeasure your brand’s influence

Score Benchmarking Recommendations

Measure your influence Compare to your peers How to improve

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How Do You Organize Your Marketing Team to Deliver Content Marketing ROI?

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The four unique band members work together to deliver an amazing product.

Lays Groundwork

Fuels Content Fuels Demand Gen

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They consistently deliver content that their fans want to consume and share.

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Their PR efforts guide their vision as the hottest band in the world.

They deliver amazing experiences on tour

(Event Marketing)

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They built a thriving community.

“People want a thrill, people want a spectacle and people love

to be entertained.”

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www.welcometothefunnel.com

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ThankYou!Jason Miller, Sr. Content Marketing Manager

@JasonMillerCA@LinkedInMktg